abusiveness

The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.

Noun

  1. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
    • Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness - 1633, George Herbert, The Temple:

Origin

Etymology tree English abusive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abusiveness From abusive + -ness.